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Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.
Avatar FameStar is a Microsoft Studios program that allows for cross-game challenges in supported Avatar games for the Xbox 360 (via Xbox Live Arcade), rewarding players with special "Fame" points (for a cross-game leaderboard) and unlockable Avatar apparel for supported games.
Games that integrate support for Xbox Live Avatars.
Bonus levels, rounds, or stages give players a chance to gain extra points, powerups, or lives. Occasionally bonus stages will play completely different than the rest of the game, like as a slot machine or pinball minigame.
Character Creation refers to characters created by players themselves, rather than developers.
An attack that does more damage than usual, usually affected by random chance and some sort of modifier.
Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
Customization in games that allow users to change various parts of their equipment or moves to fit their gaming style.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
Females with the double X chromosome, contrary to the fighters of the XY variety.
A grapple is a maneuver in which one character grabs an enemy and usually throws or damages the enemy. Most grapples occur in fighting games.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
A Knock out or KO is when, example being a fighting game, one of the players is sent into a state of unconsciousness.
Games released coinciding with new hardware.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
Lucha libre is a form of Spanish professional wrestling where the wrestlers don masks in the ring. Famous luchadores include El Santo and Blue Demon.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA is a full contact combat sport that allows its to competitors to utilized skills from an almost unlimited variety of disciplines
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
Options menus give you the option to change anything the game lets you change. Whether you want subtitles or not, sound effects or not, the game to be harder or not, anything you want that the game lets you change, you can change in the options menu.
The second annual PAX East took place at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts on March 11-13, 2011.
A piledriver is a professional wrestling move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent, turns him upside-down, and drives the opponent's head into whatever happens to be below.
A game which includes functions for the Japanese-only LCD memory card/handheld.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Professional wrestlers have appeared in loads of games over the years.
The Suplex is a well-known wrestling maneuver where the attacker grabs hold of their opponent, lifts them off the ground, then uses both of their bodies to drive the opponent into the mat.
Multiple fighters/people ganging up to fight another fight/group of fighter.
The 2.9 kickout is often found in Japanese professional wrestling games. The fire pro series is known for utilizing this game mechanic. It is a technique used to get out of pins/holds on the ground.
2010 Edition of the Tokyo Game Show that is to be held from September 16 to September 19.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
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